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Blasdalea disciformis

Blasdalea disciformis (Rehm) Sacc. & P. Syd., Syll. fung. (Abellini) 16: 634 (1902).

≡ Vizella disciformis Rehm, Hedwigia 39(4): 227 (1900).

            Index Fungorum number: IF 144897; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12117, Fig. 1

Description: see Hyde et al. (2013).

Material considered: see Hyde et al. (2013).

Fig. 1 Blasdalea disciformis (S F795, S F172050, holotype). a Herbarium material. b Conidiomata on leaf surface. c Section through conidioma. d, e Conidiogenous cells and conidia. f Mycelium. g–i Conidia. Scale bars: c = 50 μm, d, e, g–i = 10 μm, f = 30 μm.

Importance and distribution

Blasdalea comprises only one species known on leaves of Escallonia vaccinoides (Escalloniaceae) in South America (Brazil-Rio de Janeiro).

 

References

Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 63, 1–313.

von Arx JA, Müller E. 1954 – Die Gattungen der amerosporen Pyrenomyceten. Beitr Kryptogamenflora Schweiz 11, 1–434.

 

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